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Hawkes Bay Farewell

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January 26th 2018
I was on blogging duty this morning whilst the C.O. went to view the local beauty spot Ta Mata Peak. She thought she was in for a gentle ramble but it turned out to be hard work and in a temperature of 30 degrees C she found raised a healthy glow. She was most put out as she struggled up the slopes to be overtaken by mad Kiwis running past her. All this whilst I was toiling away with my work on a ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Havelock North

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more